christmas tea at the mandarin oriental, macau.
i visited macau for the first time last week, and stayed at the mandarin oriental. because i booked the trip late, the mandarin was the only hotel with 4 stars or above that wasn’t completely full for the holidays: because it doesn’t have a casino! it was modern and simple, clean, quiet, nice view. the mgm + wynn is right across the street for gambling, so it wasn’t too inconvenient.. plus its connected to the mall, and serves high tea. not bad, for me!
look at the display.. how fun.
the tea set was all pretty good, but what stood out were the scones.
christmas tea comes with 2 flaky scones, crispy on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside. butter, strawberry jam, honey and marmalade.
the caramel mousse cake was really good as well.
i had a pot of earl grey, as usual..
i lOve having high teas over the holidays… so much, that i took tea again, the day i left.
here is their signature mandarin oriental (asian) high tea set.
i enjoyed this set more than the christmas set. there were asian dim sum items, steamed buns…
look at the crispy portuguese egg tart.. and the shot glass of coconut milk with tapioca. YUM.
xx
just weekends 